Job Announcement

Contract Museum Technician Opening at DEA Museum

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Museum Technician

The DEA Museum has a contract Museum Technician (Collections Management) position opening, this is an entry level contract position.

The application deadline is Friday, September 23rd, 2016

This is an entry level position and will report to the Collections Manager. Applicants need a BA in related field (History, Social Studies, Science); some museum experience at the entry level is encouraged. Applicant must pass background check and will need to be a registered vendor in SAMS. Work schedule not to exceed 32 hours/week.

Please see attachment below:

 SOW Museum Technician

Maryland Historic Trust Internship

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The Maryland Historic Trust has two internship openings for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for Maryland, is seeking candidates to fill two paid academic year internships. The internships are intended for current graduate students or recent graduates with an interest in historic preservation, and a background in anthropology, history, historic preservation, museum studies, American studies, or a similar field. Interns will be expected to work the equivalent of approximately one day per week during the academic year, with precise schedule to be determined with the selected candidates.

The application closes at 5pm on October 3rd, please see attachment below.

Maryland Historical Trust_internship posting_8-2016

 

Maryland Historical Society – Internship

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Morris A. Soper Papers – Archival Processing Internship Fall 2016

Internship Description:

The Maryland Historical Society is seeking an intern to assist in the folder-level processing of the papers of Judge Morris A. Soper (1873-1963). Spanning more than a half century at the state and federal level, Soper’s judicial service coincided with an era that saw great changes in American society. Soper wrote many landmark interstate commerce decisions and most notably was involved with several civil rights cases that preceded the landmark Brown vs the Board of Education in 1954.

This 300 box collection of correspondence, case files, and personal material offers a unique look into the work of Maryland’s “premier twentieth-century jurist.” To read more about the collection please follow this link. MdHS invites students pursuing careers in archives or history to apply for this internship and help us make this valuable collection available for research.

A stipend of $1500.00 will be awarded based on the completion of 120 hours.

Please see the below flyer for the Fall 2016 Internship with the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore. 

Morris Soper Papers – Archival Processing Internship_ Fall 2016

The Phillips Collection Internship Opportunity

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See the below opportunity for a graduate or undergraduate internship at The Phillips Collection, details follow and on the collection’s website!

University of Maryland Center for Art and Knowledge at The Phillips Collection

Fall 2016 Internship Opportunity in Research and Programs

The Center is looking for an undergraduate or graduate student intern to help conduct visitor research and evaluations in the museum. The visitor studies will be aimed at understanding visitors’ experiences in the museum, prototyping and testing new digital projects, and observing how visitors engage with them. The time commitment and schedule would be very flexible.

The internship brochure and application guidelines are attached, and a description of the internship is posted on the museum’s website. Interested applicants can disregard the deadline of July 31st that is posted on the website. Anyone who is interested can contact Kathryn Rogge at krogge@phillipscollection.org, or they can reach out to me directly (nriesenberger@phillipscollection.org) if they would like more information about the types of digital projects and evaluations that we will be focusing on this fall. 

Ward Museum Position Opening

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Below, please see the position announcement at The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art of Salisbury University:

Curator/Folklorist

Position Overview: The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury University seeks applicants for the full- time position of Curator/Folklorist. The Curator/Folklorist will build upon and expand the Ward Museum’s successful 14 year-old Lower Shore Traditions program. The position is in partnership with Maryland Traditions, a program of the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Nestled next to Schumaker Pond in Salisbury, Maryland and surrounded by wildlife in the heart of the Atlantic Flyway, the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art features the world’s largest and finest public collection of decorative and antique decoys. The museum is a premier facility for the study of art, nature and tradition for youth, educators, scholars, artists and communities it serves. In the coming year, the Ward Museum is expanding its facility with a 2,200 square foot waterfront classroom addition to support education programs, services, and events.  The Ward Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.The full-time Curator/Folklorist leads the museum’s exhibition and folklife programs, participating in a wide-range of museum events and activities. This is an opportunity to help deepen and extend the programming of a premier material culture focused museum, and to sustain folklife infrastructure through developing links between communities, artists and institutions statewide.

curator folklorist Position Announcement 2016

Any questions can be directed to Kristin Sullivan a UMD Anthropology Alumni, ksullivan@salisbury.edu

Job Posting – The Baltimore Museum of Industry

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Please see the below job announcement for the Baltimore Museum of Industry:

Director of Interpretation, Baltimore Museum of Industry

“A great job opening at the BMI, a new position that we just developed. We’re looking for a very strong, experienced idea person who can also get things done. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please feel free to forward. The posting is also on our website: http://www.thebmi.org/us/employment/” 

The Baltimore Museum of Industry seeks a Director of Interpretation to lead the museum’s interpretive efforts, including oversight of our growing exhibition program and our dynamic educational, outreach, and public programs. In partnership with the museum’s senior staff, the Director of Interpretation is responsible for establishing strategic priorities for ongoing and future educational and exhibition projects and ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of our interpretive program and its relevance to diverse audiences. The position supervises the museum’s education and program staff, and recruits and manages curatorial consultants, fostering collaboration and mutual support among the various departments and museum functions to provide a positive and meaningful experience for our visitors.

Director of Interpretation Baltimore Museum of Industry

Museum of Chincoteague Island Seeks Exec. Director

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The Museum of Chincoteague Island is currently seeking applicants for the position of Executive Director. Please see the position announcement and the attached position description:

Museum of Chincoteague Island

SEEKING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Museum of Chicoteague Island invites applications for the position of Executive Director. The successful candidate will assume a leadership role in advancing the Museum’s mission to preserve and celebrate the island’s people, history and culture.

The Executive Director, under the oversight of the Board of Directors, is responsible for management of all Museum operations, supervision of volunteers, Museum store activities, event coordination, promotion and community outreach. The Executive Director has an active role in fund-raising, building an endowment, financial management and coordination of education programs with a special focus on the Museum’s Road Scholars programs. The Executive Director works closely with Board committees associated with collections, exhibits, promotion and maintenance.

An ideal candidate should have demonstrated excellent organization and communication skills, and proficiency with computer software. A good working knowledge of local and regional history and experience with grant-writing and grant management are desirable.

A bachelor’s degree is required; a master’s degree is preferred.

This is a full-time salaried position with a flexible work schedule. Salary range is $35k to $45k annually depending on qualifications.

A letter of interest and resume should be directed to Search Committee, Museum of Chincoteague Island, P.O. Box 352, Chincoteague Island, VA 23336 or emailed to museumofci@gmail.com no later than July 22 for best consideration. Email submissions are encouraged.

The Museum of Chincoteague Island is an equal opportunity employer.

Museum of Chincoteague Island – Job Description

Latino Museum Studies Program

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ATTENTION CURRENTLY ENROLLED GRADUATE STUDENTS.

The application for the 2016 Latino Museum Studies Program is now available!

This six week program seeks to enhance leadership, research, and creative skills through a series of lectures, workshops, and behind-the-scenes tours of Smithsonian museums and collections. Program focuses on developing museum practice within a framework of Latino Cultural Studies.

Applications are being accepted through APRIL 8, 2016!

Learn more about the Latino Museum Studies Program.

Museum Opportunities

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In the past several weeks we’ve received a couple new museum opportunities we’d like to share with our network.

2016 Summer Internships at Alaskan Museums:

ASM-internship Pic

The Alaska State Museum (ASM) is continuing to coordinate summer internships at small museums and Tribal cultural centers throughout Alaska. These 8 week summer internships will begin in late May or early June and will encompass one or more of the following areas: collections management, exhibit development, collections database management, and collections research. Although the project sites are at small museums with volunteer or limited professional staffing, there will be ongoing supervision by the ASM Curator of Museum Services. Applications should be emailed to scott.carrlee@alaska.gov by Friday, February 5. See the linked flyer for more information: Alaskan summer Internships 2016.

Political History Curator Position Open Until Feb. 15th:

A Smithsonian Curator position was posted for a Political History Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History​. You can view the announcement on USAjobs here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/426702800

If you have an opportunity for our network of students and alumni, feel free to send us the details to post on our website. Email sjanesko@umd.edu.